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Isra University
Faculty of Science
Course Calendar
2016/2017
Department of Physics
First Semester
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* Course Title: General Physics 2
* Course No.: 102102
* Instructors :
* Office hours:
* Course Description:
(3 credit hours, Prerequisite: General Physics 1 (102102)
Charge and Coulomb's Law, Electric Field, Electric Flux, Gauss's law, Electric Potential,
Capacitance and Dielectrics, Current and Resistance, Direct Current Circuits, RC Circuit.
* Objectives:
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To understand the concepts of charge, electric force, and electric field, and to be able to
solve problems related to these concepts.
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To understand electric flux and its relation with electric field.
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To Know Gauss’s law and use it to find the electric field.
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To understand the concept of electric potential and its relation with electric field, and
to be able to calculate it.
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To learn about capacitors, their combinations and uses.
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To know what are current and resistance and how they are related.
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To know how to combine resistors.
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To be able to analyze circuits using Kirchhof’s rules.
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To know the principles of RC circuit and its applications.
* General Outcome:
At the end of the course, students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of:
 Electric Forces, Electric Fields, and Voltage
 Electric Currents, Resistance
 Capacitance and Dielectrics
 Kirchhoff’s Rules
 RC Circuits
Week
Ch. & PP.
First
Ch23
(Electric Fields)
Ch23
Second
Third
(Electric Fields)
Ch23
(Electric Fields)
Remarks
- Properties of Electric Charges, Charging by Conduction and
Induction
- Coulomb’s Law
- The Electric Field
- Electric Field of a Continuous Charge Distribution,
- Electric Field Lines
- Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Electric Field
- Solving problems: 11, 12, 15, 25, 29, 30, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 43, 45,
51, 52
Fourth
Ch24
Gauss’s Law
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Fifth
Ch24
Gauss’s Law
Electric Flux
Gauss’s Law
Applications to Various Charge Distributions
-Solving problems: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 24, 27, 29,
30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 46, 47
- Potential Difference and Electric Potential
The First Exam
Sixth
Ch25
Electric Potential
- Potential Differences in a Uniform Electric Field
- Electric Potential and
Potential Energy Due to Point Charges
Seventh
Ch25
Electric Potential
- Obtaining the Value of the Electric Field from the Electric Potential
- Electric Potential Due to Continuous Charge Distributions
- Electric Potential Due to a - Charged Conductor
Eighth
Solving problems: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, .36,
37, 39, 44, 47, 50
Ninth
Ninth
Ch26
Capacitors and
Dielectrics
- Definition and Calculation of Capacitance
- Combination of Capacitors
- Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor
Ch26
Capacitors and
Dielectrics The
- Capacitors with Dielectrics
- Solving problems: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 31,
32, 37, 43, 45, 46
Tenth
Second Exam
Tenth
Ch27
Current and
Resistance
Eleventh
Ch28
Direct-Current
- Electric Current
- Resistance
- A Model for Electrical Conduction
- Resistance and
- Temperature
- Superconductors
- Electrical Power
- Solving problems: 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 23, 27, 29, 40, 47
- Electromotive Force
- Resistors in Series and Parallel
- Kirchhoff's Rules,
Circuits
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Ch29
Magnetic Fields
Ch 30
Sources of the
Magnetic Field
- RC Circuits,
- Solving problems: 1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 21, 22, 25, 29, 28, 39, 40, 41
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Analysis Model: Particle in a Field (Magnetic),
Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Magnetic Field,
Applications Involving Charged Particles Moving in a
Magnetic Field
Magnetic Force Acting on a Current-Carrying Conductor
Torque on a Current Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field
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The Biot–Savart Law
The Magnetic Force Between Two Parallel Conductors
Ampère’s Law
The Magnetic Field of a Solenoid
Gauss’s Law in Magnetism
Magnetism in Matter
Solving Problems
Fifteenth
Sixteen
The Final Exam
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* Assessment instruments
1. Assignments (7 electronic assignment)
2. First and second exams
3. 4. Final exam
Grade Distribution
Assessment instruments
First examination
Second Examination
Assignments
Final examination
Total
Marks
25
25
10
40
100
* Textbook
Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics (9th edition), by R.A.
Serway
*Supporting Material
 Fundamentals of Physics, 6th edition, by D. Halliday et. al, Wiley, 2001.
 Physics for Scientists and Engineers by R. D. Knight, Addison, 2004.
 Physics, 5th edition by J. Cutnell and K. Johnson, Wiley, 2001.